Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing
Unlike Nixon and Kissinger’s gambit in the 1970s, the strategy threatens to divide the West.
US Can't Split Up China and Russia, Beijing Warns
China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.
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Moscow and Beijing, seeking to disrupt and intimidate the West, have intensified their attacks on undersea data cables, forcing the United States and its partners to protect critical connections.
China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia’s efforts to end Ukraine war
China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’
China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is a ‘true friend’
President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.
Xi tells Putin that China is pleased with Russia's efforts to end Ukraine war
China's President Xi Jinping had a call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday and said he was pleased with Moscow's efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine,
China publicly boosts relationship with Russia as DC and Moscow start talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that their two nations “cannot be moved away” from each other as the United States under President Donald Trump restarts
US drives Ukraine war measure through UN with Russian backing
A US resolution calling for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine passed the UN Security Council with the backing of Moscow and Beijing in a vote that dealt the latest blow to western unity during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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China Doesn’t Want to Lead an Axis
China and Russia’s 2022 proclamation of a “no limits” partnership with “no ‘forbidden’ areas” has had a far-reaching effect. The agreement implied that Beijing and Moscow were about to resurrect their long-defunct alliance that,
US and allies must get tough on Russia, China’s deep-sea cable sabotage
Russia and China have no qualms about going low to gain an advantage over the United States — and now they’re going even lower, targeting subsea cables that carry the vast majority of our and our allies’ internet traffic,
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Asian markets swing as traders assess tariff threats, US-Russia talks
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday after President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, while traders were also assessing the geopolitical outlook after the first high-level official US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine.
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Global stocks unfazed as US and Russia hold talks
Global stock markets held largely steady on Tuesday as top US and Russian diplomats held their first high-level discussions since Russia invaded Ukraine.